Semua Bab Accused of Sleeping With My Own Wife: Bab 1 - Bab 9

The man in front of me propped his head on one hand and held out the other, demanding 560 thousand dollars.His tone was offhand, with a hint of a threat beneath it. "Give the money back and stay away from my wife for good, and I'll let this whole thing go."Otherwise... you're a lawyer, so you should know that as her fiancé, I have plenty of ways to get that money back."When that happens, your reputation won't survive it. Since we're both men, I'd rather not make this too ugly."I glanced at the hand stretched toward me, and only then did it dawn on me what he meant.He thought I was his wife's lover?No wonder he'd waited outside so long, just to consult me on a legal matter. This was the misunderstanding he'd had waiting for me.But I'd been married for five years, and my life ran like clockwork: work, home, and back again. When would I ever have had the chance to get involved with someone's wife?I pushed his hand back and tried to reason with him. "Mr. Myer, I'm sure you'

Ashley noticed I wasn't happy with the gift and asked if something had upset me.Full of doubt, I asked her, "Babe, do you know Eddie Myer?"Ashley's smile froze for a second. "How would I know him? What's wrong, honey? Did he say something to you? Or do something?"Her curiosity only deepened my suspicion, so I went on, "He came to my firm today and accused me of being the other man. He'd even been investigating me behind my back."And guess what? His fiancée has the exact same name as you. Talk about a coincidence."He showed up with the bills his fiancée had racked up on her lover and demanded I pay him back. Ridiculous, right?"Ashley kept smiling. "Really? When you put it that way, it does sound pretty ridiculous. Did he say anything else?"On the surface, she seemed unbothered, but the look in her eyes gave her away.So she did know Eddie, and she cared about this a lot.Or maybe what Eddie said was true.Once suspicion takes root, it only grows bigger.I gave her a fe

Guilt-ridden, Ashley couldn't hold up under so many stares.She pushed Eddie away and came over to grab me, trying to drag me outside so she could explain.That same hand had just been touching Eddie's face. It was disgusting.I shoved her away hard and said mockingly, "What are you afraid of? If you have something to say, say it right here! Got something to hide?"And don't paw at me here. Your side piece is watching. He looks like he wants to kill me!"Brett chimed in. "Wow, you've really got some moves, playing both sides, huh?"You tricked my best friend into getting a vasectomy so you two could stay child-free, and then you tricked some idiot into having a baby with you?"As he spoke, he looked Eddie, who was sitting on the bed, up and down."Ashley, have you forgotten what you promised me and Joshua's parents back then?"And what kind of taste is this? This idiot doesn't come anywhere close to Joshua!"Eddie was so furious that he sprang off the bed and limped over to u

The real issue wasn't whether her heart had strayed. It wasn't whether she'd betray me, or whether she'd marry Eddie.It was that she'd been lying to me. She'd been jerking me around like a fool!Everything she'd done was for her own selfish wants.In that instant, I felt like I no longer knew the person standing in front of me.We'd shared a bed for so many years. How could she suddenly feel like such a stranger?I remembered that she didn't used to be like this. She never kept things from me. She'd always talk things through with me properly.She used to help the stray cats and dogs she came across, and people down on their luck too. Whenever she couldn't help someone in need, she'd feel sad and guilty.And now she'd lied to me like this.It was frightening. Truly frightening.I looked up, met her eyes, and spelled out every word clearly. "Let's get a divorce, Ashley. You're not the woman you used to be."Besides, you're pregnant with Eddie's baby. Once we're divorced, the

Living on my own these past few days wasn't half bad.I heard Eddie's leg injury had gotten worse. His parents had both shown up at the hospital, so Ashley had no chance to get away, let alone come home.To placate me while I was home alone, she sent me several long-winded messages explaining herself. I couldn't be bothered to read them.We were getting divorced. I'd made up my mind to leave her. Explanations didn't matter anymore.The next time I saw her, we were sitting in a courtroom.Ashley didn't look good. Furious that I'd sued for divorce, she slammed her hand on the table in front of her."Joshua, do you really have to go this far? You insist on a divorce? You insist on leaving me?"Did I ever do anything to betray you? Why does it have to come to this?"It was something so small, something we could've solved just by talking it out. Why are you leaving me?"In the face of her anger, I answered calmly, "I don't accept betrayal of any kind."You're the one who didn't wa